miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
had better ...; may as well ...
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to compete with; to vie for
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
main question; real issue at hand
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
physical education; PE; gym (class)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
(medical) doctor; physician
periodic; regular; routine
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
participation; joining; entry; adherence
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
at least; at most; (even) just
fair and square; open and aboveboard